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The Clinical Determination of Mitral Insufficiency when Associated with Mitral Stenosis
Author(s) -
O. HENRY JANTON,
G. H. HEIDORN,
Louis A. Soloff,
Thomas J. O’Neill,
Robert P. Glover
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.10.2.207
Subject(s) - medicine , auscultation , stenosis , cardiology , mitral valve , fluoroscopy , mitral valve stenosis , radiology
A review of 200 consecutive operated cases of pure mitral stenosis and 47 consecutive operated cases of mitral stenosis with an associated mitral insufficiency indicates that careful evaluation of the history, auscultatory findings, electrocardiogram and fluoroscopy permits a correct diagnosis of associated insufficiency in a majority of instances. History and auscultation remain the internists' most valuable tools despite a large array of as yet incompletely evaluated mechanical measures.

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